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    Lil Tokyo

    3.9 (288 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    LIL TOKYO ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Trendy
    Good for kids

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    Godzilla
    Kim D.

    Great happy hour! I enjoyed my rum and coke and sushi rolls. Delicious ams friendly service

    Dragon roll, tempura sweet potato roll, crunchy roll

    My friend and I just wanted good sushi. After searching many reviews we decided to try out Lil Tokyo. The staff was kind and attentive. A pretty large menu focusing on hibachi and the sushi. We would rate this as ok. Not terrible but not the best either, which was a little disappointing for the prices. But overall an okay spot to get sushi.

    My 15 year old daughter High School graduation dinner party

    I truly wish Sophia didn't sell this place but some of the older staff are still here making it so comfortable to come back this is my 15 year old daughter High School graduation party

    Lighted onion volcano
    Erika R.

    We were seated right away. We ordered hot sake and got plenty for 8.00. You get soup salad and two grilled shrimp with the hibachi. The soup was clear with a couple thin slices of mushroom and tasted like chicken broth. The salad is mini sized and was smothered in way too much dressing the lettuce was swimming in it. The hibachi was excellent and served with three sauces; Sriracha , ginger, and white sauce. The hibachi was served with rice, noodles, and mixed vegetables all cooked on the hibachi grill and cooked perfectly. Individual portions were enough to have leftovers to eat a second meal with. There was only 3 in our party and 18% gratuity was automatically charged on to bill so make sure you look at the restaurant copy not the customer copy because it is not listed on it but you are charged it.

    Veggie hibachi
    Larissa C.

    Food was amazing! Service was phenomenal. Thank you, Nike for being our chef! You did a wonderful job!

    dried ass noodles

    they leave the poop in their shrimps.... GROSS. The rice & noodles were very overcooked. The chicken was dry. Server didnt come back for 10 minutes.. I was waiting on some sauces. Once we got the teriyaki, It looked like the grease from the bottom of a dirty pot.

    Japanese Egg Rolls
    Joelle C.

    We found this place when we were in Myrtle Beach in March and made a return visit we loved it that much. They have hibachi tables that you can sit at for the full experience or sit in the bar area if you want to just order sushi or a la carte items from the menu. When you check in on Yelp you get an offer for a free Japanese Egg Roll. GET IT!!!! You will not be disappointed. We got the American Dream Roll and the Shrimp Lovers Roll. Both are excellent and the American Dream roll is so unique with the yum yum sauce on it. Service started off good but then it went down hill when he threw chopsticks on to the table and nearly dropped our appetizer onto the table. All in all a good meal and will definitely be back again.

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    First time going and it was great!!!!! We will be back very soon. All staff was nice as well.

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    Sophia L.

    Thank you!!! See you next time!

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    Great food and service! Our server was andria. Will return. I had the shrimp and hubby had the salmon.

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    Jumping ahead from 2018 to representing 2024 (as there weren't many that start with Y), Y is for…read moreYamato here on Broadway on the Beach huge outdoor shopping pavilion in Myrtle Beach. During a September 2024 vacation with a group, we went to Broadway on the Beach a couple of times. One of the nights the organizer of the trip wanted to go to a Hibachi place. My girlfriend & I didn't care that much about getting hibachi, and it's pretty expensive as hibachi tends to be. We ended up splitting a good amount of sushi rolls. It was a 3-roll combination, which came with soup & salad. I ate the salad & most of the soup, my g/f tried a couple of bites. We also added calamari, which my g/f ate more of, but she shared some. Everything was delicious. And we still got to see the hibachi show that the cook made, which was entertaining. Most of the group got the hibachi, but we weren't the only ones to not do the hibachi. Our sushi & food in general was solid. We also split a wine, which was good too. Staff was pretty nice, but a couple of things ran a bit slow, but overall it was pretty good service. At the end, we asked if they charge a credit card fee (as a lot of restaurants in Myrtle Beach did), and I had large wads of cash prepared to pay cash everywhere, and I was pleasantly surprised when they said no; so I paid credit here.

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    We went for the buffet, so if you're not a buffet person skip this review…read more Very good food for a buffet, with a great selection and friendly service. Highlights were the honey chicken, coconut shrimp, butter shrimp, pork dumplings, bbq ribs, and believe it or not, the dessert! Really good ice cream (chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, and maybe cookies and cream), banana pudding, chocolate pudding, cookies, sweet bananas... yum! We were there around 2pm so no crab legs, but it was still an excellent value. I would recommend skipping the Mongolian-style grill. The sushi was decent but I wouldn't go to this buffet if that's your focus - there are maybe 8 kinds. I enjoyed the salmon wrapped crab roll though. Not a date place, but I think the word buffet pretty much sums that up. However, it was clean and comfortable.

    I should've listened to the negative reviews! Haven't been to this location since this owner took…read moreover. Save yourself the trouble! Went there last night - NEVER AGAIN! To start, didn't acknowledge my presence for several minutes once I was at the counter. There was no one else in the building a woman taking orders and a man cooking. No personality whatsoever! If that was the only problem - I could live with that. It was 9 o'clock and they close at 10 so I understand BUT - THE FOOD WAS DISGUSTING!!! I got the steak and chicken entree. Steak (dog?) was not edible full of grizzle and dry. Chicken (cat?) was also horrible - dry chewy. How hard is it to get the rice right? ABSOLUTELY GROSS! LOOK AT THE COLOR EVEN! Paid $17 and change left the change from a $20 as a tip for doing NOTHING! WORST $20 EVER SPENT ON FOOD!

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    AQUINO'S Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar

    3.8(284 reviews)
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    I've never been one to post reviews online, but I felt the need in this case. We Went there for the…read morefirst time ever on Christmas Eve, and they were super busy. As someone who has worked in this industry, I recognized just how chaotic it was for the staff. However, the service from start to finish was impeccable. And the food was absolutely delicious. All of these folks had several people to deal with from moment to moment, yet they treated each interaction at a very personal and attentive level. I would like to give particular emphasis on the two ladies at the front desk/hostess stand. I believe one of them was named London if I recall correctly. Absolutely amazing service from them. And the bartender, her name was Tina. She was by herself and getting absolutely slammed with orders from the restaurant and people waiting to be seated. And while we were there, there was also an upset customer she was trying to handle a dispute with, yet she handled that, and everyone else waiting in queue, with absolute professionalism and kindness. The server, and the hibachi chef, were also very good and warm and welcoming. Very impressed with how everybody handled such a chaotic night. We will be back. And hopefully London, and Tina, and everyone else will be working because we know we're in good hands there. Thank you all so much for a wonderful Christmas Eve meal. Highly recommend this place.

    This place is extremely unorganized. I called to make an order and I did didn't see on the menu…read morewhere they have hibachi. So I asked about ordering hibachi to go because it looks similar to what we have in California called Benihana. They said they cannot take orders over the phone we had to come in and order and wait. So I came in after looking at the webpage knowing exactly what I wanted to order for sushi because I can't order hibachi. I asked what the deal was with the hibachi and they said that they don't do hibachi to go; only on Sundays. I said OK so then if people come in they can have hibachi any day? She said no it's completely random when they get a hibachi chef in. I said so in other words people have to call and see if you even have a hibachi chef? She said yes it's very frustrating for everybody. I said that's very unprofessional and I don't know how a business can do that. I was brought over to where I order sushi and the menu is completely different than their webpage. I asked the guy about the rolls that I wanted to order and I pulled up the webpage showing him that the menu they have here is completely different than online and the prices are different. I told the guy he needs to tell the manager that they need to fix their webpage so that it's accurate with menu items and pricing. So they get an F for them not keeping everything updated, no online or phone orders and not even having a hibachi chef that's on staff every day it's just ridiculous. When I gave the guy money to pay for my stuff he's sitting there waiting there as if I'm gonna tip him. You don't need to tip on to go orders.... you're not providing me a service that deserves a tip, plus he kept my change anyways. When I got my rolls I took them to go. They were not made with the ingredients that they were supposed to be made with. One was extremely blah and flavorless. The other was just ok.

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